Tag: fight/flight

• Somatic Series: Stillness and Awe

  We’ve spent the last 2 posts covering times when your autonomic nervous system (ANS) activates 2 parts at the same time to help you handle situations that are emotionally complex. Our 1st example was Play and how our ventral vagus collaborates with our sympathetic nervous system to help you enjoy the high energies and emotional…

  QueeringPsychology

  18 Sep 2023

  Somatic Therapy-Inspired, Tips from a Therapist, Trauma

  ANS, autonomic nervous system, dorsal vagal shutdown, fight/flight, somatic theory, somatic therapy

• Connecting with your intuition/body via Somatic Work – Deeper on that Fight/Flight Response

  If you’re new here, this is a long series where I am explaining somatic psych theory so people can have a better relationship with their bodies, connect with their intuition, and resource/prep themselves for trauma work. [Video version of this post here] Understanding how your nervous system works, how your body in general works, is essential…

  QueeringPsychology

  24 Apr 2023

  101 series, Applied Psych, Psych Theory, Somatic Therapy-Inspired, What Is/What Are, Whole Body

  ANS, autonomic nervous system, co-regulation, fight, fight/flight, flight, immune system, memory, nervous system, neuroception, self-regulation, sleep, SNS, socialization, somatic, somatic theory, somatic therapy, sympathetic, sympathetic nervous system

• Somatic Theory Basics – ANS Overview with Daniel Siegel’s Hand Model [VIDEO & TRANSCRIPTION]

  This next piece is a video where I re-explain information, covering the overview of the autonomic nervous system from a new angle, using Daniel Siegel’s Hand Model of the Brain. I’m intentionally taking my time to cover this information to make sure it is clear as possible. Learning your own autonomic nervous system is literally…

  QueeringPsychology

  13 Mar 2023

  Applied Psych, Psych Theory, Somatic Therapy-Inspired

  autonomic nervous system, community, community bulding, dorsal vagal shutdown, EMDR, fight/flight, mental health, polyvagal, polyvagal theory, psych, psychology, psychotherapy, somatic, somatic theory, somatic therapy, sympathetic nervous system, ventral, ventral vagal, ventral vagus, video, videos

• Somatic Theory Basics: What Is the Autonomic Nervous System?

  I’m noticing more and more people on social media encouraging folks to listen to their intuition, to connect with their bodies, to build self-attunement, etc and the common question I see in response is “Ok but how? How do I do that?” I could get into the reasons why it can be so hard these…

  QueeringPsychology

  25 Feb 2023

  101 series, Applied Psych, Getting Free, Psych Theory, Somatic Therapy-Inspired, What Is/What Are

  ANS. autonomic, autonomic nervous system, community, community bulding, connection, dorsal, dorsal vagal, dorsal vagal shutdown, dorsal vagus, EMDR, fight/flight, licensed therapist, low power mode, mental health, polyvagal, polyvagal theory, psych, psychology, psychotherapy, safety, shutdown, somatic, somatic theory, somatic therapy, sympathetic, sympathetic nervous system, therapy, ventral, ventral vagal, ventral vagus, video, videos